20 He placed Alcimus in charge of the country and left with him a force to aid him. Then Bacchides went away to the king. (WEB) 21 Alcimus struggled to maintain his high priesthood. (WEB) 22 All those who troubled their people joined him, and they took control of the land of Judah, and did great damage in Israel. (WEB)
1 Maccabees 7:20–22
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1 Maccabees 7:4–6
4 So the army killed them. Then Demetrius sat upon the throne of his kingdom. (WEB) 5 All the lawless and ungodly men of Israel came to him. Alcimus was their leader, desiring to be high priest. (WEB) 6 They accused the people to the king, saying, “Judas and his kindred have des… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 7:8–10
8 So the king chose Bacchides, one of the king’s friends, who was ruler in the country beyond the river, and was a great man in the kingdom, and faithful to the king. (WEB) 9 He sent him and that ungodly Alcimus, whom he made the high priest; and he commanded him to tak… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 9:24–26
24 In those days there was an exceedingly great famine, and the country went over to their side. (WEB) 25 Bacchides chose the ungodly men and made them rulers of the country. (WEB) 26 They inquired and searched for the friends of Judas, and brought them to Bacchides, and he took ve… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 14:16–18
16 It was heard at Rome that Jonathan was dead, and even in Sparta, and they were exceedingly grieved. (WEB) 17 But as soon as they heard that his brother Simon was made high priest in his place, and ruled the country and the cities in it, (WEB) 18 they wrote to him on brass tablet… (WEB)
2 Maccabees 14:1–3
1 Three years later, news was brought to Judas and his company that Demetrius the son of Seleucus, having sailed into the harbor of Tripolis with a mighty army and a fleet, (WEB) 2 had taken possession of the country, having made away with Antiochus and his guardian Lys… (WEB)
2 Maccabees 14:12–14
12 He immediately appointed Nicanor, who had been master of the elephants, and made him governor of Judea. He sent him out, (WEB) 13 giving him written instructions to kill Judas himself and to scatter those who were with him, and to set up Alcimus as high priest of the g… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 9:67–69
67 They began to strike them, and to go up with their forces. Then Simon and those who were with him went out of the city, and set the engines of war on fire, (WEB) 68 and fought against Bacchides, and he was defeated by them. They afflicted him severely; for his counsel… (WEB) 69 … (WEB)
1 Maccabees 9:62–64
62 Jonathan, Simon, and those who were with him, went away to Bethbasi, which is in the wilderness, and he built up that which had been pulled down, and they made it strong. (WEB) 63 Bacchides found out about it, and he gathered together all his multitude, and sent orders… (WEB)
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